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EARLY ITALIAN EUROPEAN PLUM
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EARLY ITALIAN EUROPEAN PLUM

(4 customer reviews)

$46.95

The original Italian plum, or prune, as it is often referred to, is quite common and widely recognized, as well it should be, considering that it has been around for over 200 years. The Early Italian, or Richards Early Italian, as it is sometimes called, is a bud mutation of the good old Italian. Don't let the ?mutation? part frighten you. This was a naturally occurring variation which turned up almost 100 years ago, long before genetic modifying was even thought of. So here we've got the same dark purple prune plum, with the same firm, greenish-yellow freestone flesh, but it ripens 2 weeks earlier. Oh, and some sources claim it is sweeter than the original Italian, so we won't argue with that.

SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY-MID SEPT.

4 reviews for EARLY ITALIAN EUROPEAN PLUM

  1. Paul Saleh (verified owner) –

  2. Florentina S. (verified owner) –

  3. Brad D. (verified owner) –

    This trees arrived in great condition and had a thicker trunk then I expected. I planted the tree carefully following the instructions provide and had buds on the tree within few days. Highly satisfied with my purchase.

  4. Anonymous (verified owner) –

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What is Orchard Grade?

An 'orchard grade' is a tree that may be somewhat shorter, slightly crooked, or a bit scratched, or for some other reason is not a perfect front lawn specimen. These trees will work just as well in an orchard as a first or number one would, since they still produce the very same fruit.

What is a 2 year old tree?

A '2 year old tree' is one that has grown an extra season in our nursery field.

All our trees are planted in the field in the spring as rootstock. They are grafted in August of the 1st year. Most of our trees are dug out in November of the 2nd year. Some trees are in the ground for another season. We dig these in November of the 3rd year. These are considered to be '2 year old trees'.

A '2 year old tree' has bigger roots, a thicker trunk, and more branching (They might start fruiting a year earlier).
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